Research Article

Conduction Mechanism by Using CBH Model in Fe3+ and Mn3+ Ion Modified Pb(Zr0.65−xAxTi0.35)O3 (A = Mn3+/Fe3+) Ceramics

Table 5

Activation energies of the Pb(Zr A Ti0.35)O3 (A = Mn and Fe) at sample in below and above transition temperature range at frequency 10 kHz in relation with AC conductivity plots, Figures 7(a)–7(c).

Temperature range
(°C)
Frequency
(kHz)
Activation energy
(eV)

180–280 (Mn = 0.05)100.589
290–390 (Mn = 0.05)100.443
400–500 (Mn = 0.05)100.204
180–280 (Fe = 0.05)100.424
290–390 (Fe = 0.05)100.393
400–500 (Fe = 0.05)100.168